Today’s Headlines
House Republicans Propose Eight-Month, $10.5B Transportation Funding Boost (The Hill, Bloomberg) States Vary in Their Approach to Transpo Funding Shortage (Roll Call) Washington Post Columnist Courtland Milloy Advocates Assault on Bicycle “Terrorists” NRDC Switchboard: Smart Growth Alone Isn’t Enough for Sustainable Communities Cleveland Explores Better Connections to Downtown (Plain Dealer) Tax Policy Leaves Bike-Share Commuters … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:55 AM EDT on July 9, 2014
- House Republicans Propose Eight-Month, $10.5B Transportation Funding Boost (The Hill, Bloomberg)
- States Vary in Their Approach to Transpo Funding Shortage (Roll Call)
- Washington Post Columnist Courtland Milloy Advocates Assault on Bicycle “Terrorists”
- NRDC Switchboard: Smart Growth Alone Isn’t Enough for Sustainable Communities
- Cleveland Explores Better Connections to Downtown (Plain Dealer)
- Tax Policy Leaves Bike-Share Commuters Behind (In the Capital)
- Compromise Struck on Minneapolis Light Rail (KARE)
- New Law Will Make Transit Projects “Much, Much Easier” for California (City Lab)
- Davis County, Utah, Takes Big Step With BRT (Salt Lake Trib)
- “Difficult” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Bad” for High-Speed Rail Projects (Pedestrian Observations)
- Boston Urban Designer Writes About the Future of Cities (Boston Biz Times)
- Experiment Launched: Surviving Dallas Without a Car (Dallas News)
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